Though Bartolomeo Scappi's Opera (1570), the first illustrated cookbook, is well known to historians of food, up to now there has been no study of its illustrations, unique in printed books through the early seventeenth century. In Food and Knowledge...

One of a series of phrasebooks specifically designed for dealing with foreign menus. Each book has an alphabetical listing of over 4000 standard and seasonal menu variations, and region-by-region guides to cover local specialities....

Universally acclaimed by the critics, and now available for the first time in paperback, here is an inspiring, wide-ranging, AZ guide to one of the world's best-loved cuisines. Designed for cooks and consumers alike, The Oxford Companion to Italian F...

In a city where Renaissance art flourished, bakers, chefs, and wine and cheese makers are equally revered as masters. These culinary artists adhere to a centuries-old belief: That foods are best when their essential flavors are allowed to shine throu...